MD Shadd Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (CEPS) travel to United Kingdom

Professor Mahmud traveled to the United Kingdon to form strategic connections within multiple universities and to give a research presentation at the University of Oxford and a seminar at the University of Surrey

What Shapes Family Physicians\u27 Patterns of Care for Community Patients at End of Life?

Family physicians (FPs) care for the majority of community patients approaching end of life. Variations among FPs in care activities for these patients have potential implications for equitable access to care. This thesis used mixed methods to explore how FPs in southwestern Ontario, Canada care for these patients, and what shapes the variations. In the primary study, using grounded theory based on in-depth interviews, FPs reported differing in the timing, location and purpose of their activities. These variations were shaped by a process of ‘making it fit’, in which FPs weighed the implications of choices in their unique contexts. In the second study, a secondary analysis of family physician survey data, FPs reported differences in their potential availability to provide care to community patients at end of life. Attitude toward FP participation in palliative care at home and remuneration by alternate funding plan were both strongly associated with potential availability

SALES-CRIMINAL LAW- ELEMENTS OF UNLAWFUL SALE OF NARCOTICS

Appellant, known to be peddling morphine, was contacted by a federal narcotic inspector who posed as a prospective purchaser. A price having been agreed upon, appellant permitted the inspector to handle and examine several of the tablets. After stating that he would take the drug, the inspector placed appellant under arrest. From a conviction of selling narcotics in violation of the Harrison Act, appellant appealed. Held, affirmed. A sale of narcotics is not complete without payment of the purchase price or delivery, but the facts here warranted a jury in finding that delivery was made. Barnett v. United States, (9th Cir. 1949) 171 F. (2d) 721

WILLS-PUBLICATION OF WILL AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SIGNATURE

Testatrix telephoned two friends, asking them to come to her home and witness her will. When they arrived, the document was lying on a table in testatrix\u27 presence, and she declared, Here is the pen, sign it. Both witnesses were positive testatrix did not sign in their presence. The evidence, while not conclusive, also tended to show that neither witness saw the signature, testatrix having signed on page seven while the document was opened to the attestation clause on page eight. The superior court admitted the will to probate over appellant\u27s objection that testatrix had failed to meet the statutory requirements for execution. On appeal, held, affirmed. In re Gray\u27s Estate, (Cal. 1948) 201 P. (2d) 392

CORPORATIONS-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS-POWER TO ENJOIN SHAREHOLDERS\u27 MEETING UNTIL SHAREHOLDERS ARE FURNISHED INFORMATION CONCERNING CONDITION OF CORPORATION

Defendant company was operating at a loss of approximately $50,000 per month; the directors delayed three months in reporting the financial affairs of the company; and the shareholders\u27 meeting was delayed six months in violation of the by-laws. On January 24, 1948, the directors called an election meeting for February 16, 1948. On receipt of this notice, plaintiff and others formed an independent shareholders\u27 committee to effect a change in management. The directors refused to allow the plaintiff to make a photostatic copy of the list of 3,080 shareholders, but did permit him to inspect the list five days before the meeting, as required by Pennsylvania law. Plaintiff\u27s committee secured proxies from about seven hundred shareholders who were previously unaware of the true condition of the company, but lacked time to contact some four hundred others before the meeting date. Plaintiff petitioned for an interlocutory injunction, requesting additional time to give his committee an opportunity to secure proxies from the rest of the shareholders. Held, injunction granted. Steinberg v. American Bantam Car Co., (D.C. Pa. 1948) 76 F. Supp. 426

INSURANCE-SUBROGATION-RIGHT OF INSURED TO RECOVER ON AN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION POLICY AFTER FULL SETTLEMENT WITH THE NEGLIGENT WRONGDOER

Respondent, whose automobile was covered by a policy of collision insurance in appellant insurance company, suffered serious personal injuries and complete loss of his car as a result of a collision with an oil company truck. Despite numerous telephone calls, appellant failed to settle for the cash value of the automobile, as required by the insurance contract. In the meantime, respondent brought an action against the oil company, joining the claims for personal injury and property damage, and executed a full release to that company in return for a settlement of $20,000. He then brought this action for actual damages to the automobile on the theory that appellant fraudulently breached its contract, knowing that respondent had to claim all elements of damage in the oil company suit. Appellant defended on the ground that respondent\u27s release destroyed appellant\u27s right of subrogation and discharged appellant\u27s contractual liability. Held, appellant, by its conduct in failing to pay the loss when reported, waived all subrogation rights. The verdict of the jury in the present action was for$400 less than the value of the automobile and that sum represented a reasonable proportion of the $20,000 settlement allocable to the car loss. Powers v. Calvert Fire Ins. Co., (S.C. 1950) 57 S.E. (2d) 638

CONTRACTS - MUTUALITY- CONSIDERATION IN A REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT

Plaintiff, a wholesale liquor distributor, and defendant entered into a contract under which plaintiff agreed to place orders with defendant from time to time for all such wines as it might require under labels bearing plaintiff\u27s own brand or trade name. Defendant agreed to fill these orders for a period of sixteen months, as well as orders for other wines bottled under labels not the exclusive property of plaintiff. As to the latter types of wine, however, plaintiff was expressly left free to purchase from others. When defendant refused to complete orders pursuant to this agreement, plaintiff brought an action to recover for loss of profits. Held, because plaintiff was embarking on a new business venture, with very indefinite needs, the contract lacked mutuality and was unenforceable. G. Loewus & Co., Inc. v. Vischia, (N.J. 1949) 65 A. (2d) 604

Desistance from Sexual Offending: Do the Mainstream Theories Apply?

The literature on desistance from crime has become well established in recent years with strong bodies of evidence supporting the role of factors such as employment, relationships and identity change in this process. However, the relevance of this literature to individuals convicted of sexual crimes is not known as such individuals are almost always excluded from this research. This article presents the results from one of the first empirical studies on desistance from sexual offending based on 32 in-depth life story interviews with adult males previously convicted of child sex offences. In this analysis we explore the significance of work, the role of relationships and changes in imagined selves in the self-identities of individuals successfully desisting from sexual offending. The findings provide support for all three factors in helping to sustain desistance from sex offending, but also suggest clear differences between desistance from sex offending and other types of crime in these regards. </jats:p